RE: A question about atheistic “beliefs” (opinions, guesses, etc.)
June 24, 2021 at 3:40 pm
(This post was last modified: June 24, 2021 at 3:47 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
You've told us that you don't believe in gods, and you don't know whether or not there are gods. That's what an agnostic atheist is telling you when they say "Hi, I'm an agnostic atheist"..which is what nine out of ten (if not more) people on these boards and anywhere else will tell you.
- that's what the descriptor accurately describes. A person who does not believe, and does not know.
Fwiw, it is a weird tick of language, as atheism as a term was used in opposition to the prevailing form of god belief at the time, theism. Could have been called anything, we could call it a ham sandwich today. I am a ham sandwich, and by a ham sandwich I mean a person who doesn't believe in gods, like you. People who do believe in gods decided to call us atheists....and this happened before the big bc ad turnover.
- that's what the descriptor accurately describes. A person who does not believe, and does not know.
Fwiw, it is a weird tick of language, as atheism as a term was used in opposition to the prevailing form of god belief at the time, theism. Could have been called anything, we could call it a ham sandwich today. I am a ham sandwich, and by a ham sandwich I mean a person who doesn't believe in gods, like you. People who do believe in gods decided to call us atheists....and this happened before the big bc ad turnover.
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